Belt



Jan. 8, 1929.

W. H. TOBEY BELT Filed Dec. 20, 192'? AF/GE.

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WALTEE H QOMPANY.- or Famenne-ae rerNSYLve-Ne verm.

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Application filed December 20, i927. Serial 310.241,432.

of plies of fabric, such as canvas, and to face f the belt With asbestos, the facing and plies of canvas being secured together by parallel rows of stitching running longitudinally of the belt. In such belts, it has been found that the asbestos facing ply and especially the central portion thereof, Wears through in a short time and the stitches holding the plies together burn through, with the result that the belt as a Whole becomes useless.

Now the object of the present invention is Vthe production of an asbestos faced belt Which Will have greater resistance to Wear and heat than such belts as heretofore produced.

ln the drawing Fig. 'l is a plan view partially broken away of the improved belt; l

F ig. 2 is a sectional View taken transversely of the belt; and

Fig. 3 is a. diagrammatic sectional view showing the disposition of the various plies and their connecting stitches.

yAt 2 there is indicated the fabric portion of a belt Which may be constructed in any desired manner, for example, by folding` a single piece of canvas, or the like, to form a plurality of plies, or by covering a number of separate plies of canvas or the like with a covering', and it will be understood that asbestos plies may be incorporated in 'this fabric portion of the belt Without depri` iting from the spirit of the invention. The plies of the fabric portion are, as shown, secured together by lines of stitching` ll, running longit-udinally of the belt adjacent the edges yathereof. p

Superimposed upon the fabric portion 2 of the .belt is a relatively narrow ply (i of asbestos which is secured tothe fabric belt byf stitches 8. lt will be understood thatfthe fabric portion 2 may be stitched throughout its Width prior to the superposition of the intermediate asbestos ply 6, orthat the stitches 8 Whichfsecure the asbestos ply 6 to` the fabric portion, may also serve to secure the central. portions of the plies of the fabric portion to each other. Above the intermeA diate plyj there is located a facing ply 10 of asbestos, the edges -l2 of lwhich are inturned as shown inFigs. l' and 3, and lie in ,the plane of the intermediate ply 6, thus providing a cover for-the edges of the intermediate ply and alsoilnished edges :for the face ply. Ply l0 vis secured by longitudinally V disposed lines of stitches lll, which arestitched through the entire structure of the belt.

lt will be observed that by theconstruction y described, a beltis provided in Which, ifthe facing layer of asbestos isdestroyed, there is provided an intermediate ply of asbestos to prevent Contact of hot materials With the destructible fabric portion. Also, upon the destruction of the exposed stitches 11l,\the

yintermediate ply 6 of thebelt is notleft devoid of attachment to the fabric portion, since it is secure-d to the fabric portion independently of the. facing ply by means of stitches 8. y

The belt may, of course, be impregnated with oils or bituminous compositions or the vlilre,`as is' custcmaryyin'the manufacture of belting of this character.

lVhat is claimed istl. A belt comprising` a plurality of plies of .fabric stitched together longitudinallyadjacent their edges, a relatively narrow ply of meer, .QF Urrea '.DABBY, Peres-Mme essere@ e@ Meer .essere .snare-.ener

asbestos superimposed on and extendingy longitudinally ofthe central portion ofsaid fabric plies and stitched thereto by stitchesV ,extending through the fabric portion and a second ply of asbestos superimposed on said first mentioned asbestos ply and having its edge portions turned under, said Vsecond ply of asbestos being secured by stitches passing tlrough the first asbestos ply and said fabric pies. i

2. A belt structure including a body portion composed of a plurality of plies of fabric, a filler ply of asbestos of a Width less than the body portion and superimposed longitudi-V nally on the'body portion With its edges spacedy from the edges of the body vportion lOl) and a surfacing ply of asbestos `of greaterr lWidth than the filler ply superimposed longitudinallyon said .filler ply and havingits ledge portions turned under and superimposedV on the body portion in the'plane ofthe filler ply, the several .plies beingsecuredtogether- .n y

by stitching. y

3v. A belt structure including body portion composed of a plurality of plies of fabric, a filler ply of asbestos of a Width less than the body portion and superimposed longitudi nally on the body portion With its edges by stitching and the plies of the body portion being secured together rby stitching independent of the stitching securing the several plies together.

f4. A belt structure including a body portion composed of a plurality' of plies of fabric, a filler ply of asbestos of a Width less than o spaced the body portion and superimposed longitudinally on the body portion With its edges from the edges of the body portion and a surfacingply of asbestos ofgreater Width than the filler' ply superimposed longitudinally on said filler vply and having its `edge portions turned under and superimposed on the body portion in the plane of the filler ply, the several plies being secured together by stitching, the plies of thebody portion and the filler ply and body; portion respectively being` secured together by stitching independent of thestitching securing the several plies together.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 16th day of December, 1927.

WALTER n. roeier.' 

